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NSG 527 – Psychopathology, Psychiatric
Theories, Family Psychoeducation & Advanced
Clinical Modalities
What is the purpose of family psychoeducation? ......answer.....- Helps
improve knowledge base of any type of illness
- Provides information about recovery stages
- Empowers problem-solving skills within the family
What does family psychoeducation NOT do? ......answer. .... Does not
advocate for any vocational rehab
How does family meet the needs of society? ......answer ..... Helps mediate
between society expectations and personal needs of the individual client
How does the family meet the needs of its members? ......answer. ... Facilitates
ongoing development of the personality of each individual
Who is affected by a member of a family having issues/illness?
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......answer. ... The whole family
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How can the advanced practice nurse positively impact the family when
treating a member of the family with an illness? ......answer.....- Help
promote healthy ways
- Identify other health issues other family members have
What are some major differences in gay and lesbian families?
- Increase in stigma......answer.....- Developmental stages can differ
- No one uniform family structure
What is the significant difference between the 5 types of family nursing
practice? ......answer.... The conceptualization of the family
What are the three levels of prevention? ......answer ..... 1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
What is primary prevention? ......answer ..... Health promotion and disease
prevention
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What is secondary prevention? ......answer. ....Early detection and treatment
What is tertiary prevention? ......answer..... Managing chronic illness,
rehabilitation and convalescence
In what two specific areas does the American Nurses Association incorporate
the family as a client? ......answer. ... 1. Community health nursing
2. Pediatric nursing
Who believed that the family is the basic conditioning unit?
......answer. ... Dorothy Orem
Who believed in clean air, environmental factors, and home health nursing?
......answer. ... Florence Nightingale
What is stress theory? ......answer. ....Emphasizes a family's response to/ how
they manage a crisis, including resources they possess and those that are
available to them, as well as their own perception of the crisis/situation
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What is the developmental approach? ......answer .... The family's progression
through different stages of tasks or issues through the lifecycle
What is the structural-functional approach? ......answer. ... A holistic,
comprehensive approach that incorporates not only the family, but their
inner and outer environments/universe
What is the family lifecycle career? ......answer..... Successive areas of stages of
experiences of a family as a unit
What is a system? ......answer .....A unit with distinct parts; a family
What is an open family system? ......answer. .... Involves more open
boundaries and greater energy use. Family differentiation does not occur if
the system divides into smaller units
What is system theory? ......answer. .... Discusses self-regulation and balance
What is synonymous with balance? ......answer. .... Homeostasis, steady state,
and equilibrium
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NSG 527 – Psychopathology, Psychiatric
Theories, Family Psychoeducation & Advanced
Clinical Modalities
What is the purpose of family psychoeducation? ......answer.....- Helps
improve knowledge base of any type of illness
- Provides information about recovery stages
- Empowers problem-solving skills within the family
What does family psychoeducation NOT do? ......answer. .... Does not
advocate for any vocational rehab
How does family meet the needs of society? ......answer ..... Helps mediate
between society expectations and personal needs of the individual client
How does the family meet the needs of its members? ......answer. ... Facilitates
ongoing development of the personality of each individual
Who is affected by a member of a family having issues/illness?
SH
......answer. ... The whole family
TS
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How can the advanced practice nurse positively impact the family when
treating a member of the family with an illness? ......answer.....- Help
promote healthy ways
- Identify other health issues other family members have
What are some major differences in gay and lesbian families?
- Increase in stigma......answer.....- Developmental stages can differ
- No one uniform family structure
What is the significant difference between the 5 types of family nursing
practice? ......answer.... The conceptualization of the family
What are the three levels of prevention? ......answer ..... 1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
What is primary prevention? ......answer ..... Health promotion and disease
prevention
SH
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What is secondary prevention? ......answer. ....Early detection and treatment
What is tertiary prevention? ......answer..... Managing chronic illness,
rehabilitation and convalescence
In what two specific areas does the American Nurses Association incorporate
the family as a client? ......answer. ... 1. Community health nursing
2. Pediatric nursing
Who believed that the family is the basic conditioning unit?
......answer. ... Dorothy Orem
Who believed in clean air, environmental factors, and home health nursing?
......answer. ... Florence Nightingale
What is stress theory? ......answer. ....Emphasizes a family's response to/ how
they manage a crisis, including resources they possess and those that are
available to them, as well as their own perception of the crisis/situation
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What is the developmental approach? ......answer .... The family's progression
through different stages of tasks or issues through the lifecycle
What is the structural-functional approach? ......answer. ... A holistic,
comprehensive approach that incorporates not only the family, but their
inner and outer environments/universe
What is the family lifecycle career? ......answer..... Successive areas of stages of
experiences of a family as a unit
What is a system? ......answer .....A unit with distinct parts; a family
What is an open family system? ......answer. .... Involves more open
boundaries and greater energy use. Family differentiation does not occur if
the system divides into smaller units
What is system theory? ......answer. .... Discusses self-regulation and balance
What is synonymous with balance? ......answer. .... Homeostasis, steady state,
and equilibrium
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